Fast-forward to 2014 and Scott had moved back to town after joining the Barbershop Harmony Society in Kentucky. A fourth Edwards brother, John, had also moved back to the area. Together they decided to start a chorus to gather more barbershoppers together. Our first rehearsal had 10 attendees. 8 of them came back for the second rehearsal, plus a few more new guys. We started with small gigs, singing in backyards and at church events. We worried whether we would have somebody on each voice part at each rehearsal, and whether the chorus would still exist next month. It did, and kept growing.
In 2017 we elected to charter as a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We appeared at the 2017 Rocky Mountain District convention as the mic testers for the chorus contest and had our first exposure as a chorus to the broader barbershop community. In 2019 we competed for the first time at the district convention in Cheyenne, Wyoming and were pleased to place fourth. Even better, we got a standing ovation for our performance.
Nowadays we have established a groove. We put on an entertaining annual show, perform all over the place at Christmas time, deliver Singing Valentines every February, sing with our fellow district members at the annual fall convention, and otherwise sing as much as possible in as many places as possible.
Past Directors:
Jaron Packer: Director 2021-2024 Jaron holds a B.A. in both choral and instrumental Music Education from Weber State University. While at WSU, he accomplished his goal to learn to play every instrument in the symphonic orchestra. However, his primary focus has been voice, cello, piano and guitar.
Jaron has taught high school and middle school music including choir, band, orchestra, guitar, and directed musicals as well. Following, he directed the Weber Institute evening choir for 1.5 years. During that time he directed the 364 voice Seminary Choir for the 2018 Worldwide Youth Devotional for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has taught private instrumental and vocal lessons for over 20 years.
Jaron resides in Woods Cross, Utah with his amazing wife Vanesa and their 5 children. He recently graduated from BYU with a Masters in Religious Education.
Adam Scott: Director 2018-2021 Adam holds a M.M. in choral conducting and a B.A. in music composition from Utah State University. He worked previously as music educator and editor of music publications for the Barbershop Harmony Society. He is certified with the BHS as a judge in the Music category and is a long-time faculty member of Harmony University.
Adam has written and/or arranged over eight hundred pieces of music, including over a hundred barbershop arrangements for quartets and choruses. His classical music is sung by many High Schools and colleges in North America. He has collaborated with composers and arrangers including Dr. Kirby Shaw and Deke Sharon. He is published by MusicSpoke, Music House Publications, SheetMusicPlus, and his own private studio.
Adam has sung every part in many different ensembles. He owns a private music studio and now resides in the St. George, Utah area with his wife Bethany and four (loud) boys.
Alan Edwards: Co-Founder, Director 2014-2016 Alan is a lawyer, author, and barbershop aficionado. His comedy quartet, the 4 Hims, has entertained audiences all over Utah for many years and competed in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Rocky Mountain District quartet contest. Alan holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. He previously served with distinction for two years as the director of North Front Sound.